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Law would force firms to use Welsh language - The Independent

Posted on February 03, 2009
“Gas, electricity and water suppliers could be legally required to offer their services in Welsh under a law-making bid published by the Welsh Assembly Government yesterday.” Full story The Independent, 3rd February 2009 Source: www.independent...

Tube driver wins 7/7 compensation - BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2009
“A Tube driver has been awarded Ł4,000 in compensation over the psychological trauma he suffered as a result of the 7 July terrorist attacks in London.” Full story BBC News, 2nd February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

ICO urges organisations to promise to do better on privacy - OUT-LAW.com

Posted on February 03, 2009
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has asked businesses and public bodies to promise that they will do more than their legal duty to protect the privacy of people whose personal data they hold.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2009 Source: www...

Woman texter who killed motorist jailed for 21 months - The Guardian

Posted on February 03, 2009
“A woman who sent and received more than 20 text messages on her mobile phone before she hit and killed another motorist was today jailed for 21 months.” Full story The Guardian, 2nd February 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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?Sexpat? lawyer who published online erotic novel sacked from City firm - Daily Telegraph

Posted on February 03, 2009
“A lawyer who was sacked for publishing a highly erotic novel online is threatening to sue her ex-bosses for alleged sexual harassment.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Forcing out judges at 70 ?threatens supreme court? - The Times

Posted on February 03, 2009
“Judges are pressing for a change in the law to allow the most senior members of their profession to remain in their posts beyond the age of 70.” Full story The Times, 2nd February 2009 Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Home Secretary renews control orders legislation - Home Office

Posted on February 03, 2009
“The draft order to renew control orders legislation was laid before parliament today by the Home Secretary.” Full story Home Office, 3rd February 2009 Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

M&S fined Ł20,000 over lost toe - BBC News

Posted on February 03, 2009
“Marks and Spencer has been fined Ł20,000 after a worker lost part of his toe in a warehouse accident.” Full story BBC News, 3rd February 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Current Awareness: Temporary suspension

Posted on February 02, 2009
Because of unavailability of staff in the current severe weather conditions, we are regrettably, and with apologies, suspending postings for today (2nd February). We will review the situation tomorrow.

Bruising battle looms over release of records - The Times

Posted on January 30, 2009
“The proposal to halve from 30 to 15 years the period before government records are publicly released is both welcome and overdue. But this is only part of the answer to the question of what, and when, the public should know about how decisions are taken on their behalf, as is recognised in yesterday’s independent [...

OFT investigates sale-and-rent-back firms - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2009
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating 16 sale-and-rent-back firms amid concerns their advertisements could be misleading homeowners desperate to avoid being repossessed.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2009 Source: www...

Man who killed neighbour with samurai sword jailed for 11 years - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2009
“A man was jailed for 11 years today for killing his neighbour with a samurai sword after a row over a child’s football.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fourteen-year-old boy sentenced for gun possession - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2009
“A schoolboy who stored a gun, silencers and ammunition at home was sentenced to an 18-month detention and training order today.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2009 Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man fined Ł185 for being drunk in charge of horse - Daily Telegraph

Posted on January 30, 2009
“A man was fined Ł185 for being drunk in charge of a horse after riding the animal bareback through the streets.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2009 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Mail pays Church aide libel costs - BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2009
“The Daily Mail’s publishers have been ordered to pay court costs of a former Catholic Church spokesman who won a libel action against the newspaper.” Full story BBC News, 30th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nail-bomber given life sentence - BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2009
“A Muslim convert has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 18 years after launching a failed suicide bomb attack on a restaurant in Devon.” Full story BBC News, 30th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 30, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Dobson & Ors v Thames Water Utilities Ltd & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 28 (29 January 2009) Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform v Amway (UK) Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 32 (29 January 2009) Salvage Wharf Ltd & Anor v G & S Brough Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 21 (29 [...

Recent Statutory Instruments - OPSI

Posted on January 30, 2009
The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 The Street Works (Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 The Joint Waste Authorities (Proposals) Regulations 2009 Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

Regina (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice - Times Law Reports

Posted on January 30, 2009
Regina (Black) v Secretary of State for Justice House of Lords “The provision requiring lawfulness of detention to be determined by a court was not infringed when the Secretary of State for Justice rather than the Parole Board determined whether certain long-term prisoners should be released on licence...

Independent review recommends halving 30-year rule - Ministry of Justice

Posted on January 30, 2009
“The review team set up to examine how public records are made available has recommended that the government halves the number of years the public must wait to see government information.” Full press release Ministry of Justice, 29th January 2009 Source: www...

Babysitter jailed for raping girl - BBC News

Posted on January 30, 2009
“A Teesside man has been jailed for six years after admitting repeatedly raping a five-year-old girl he babysat for.” Full story BBC News, 29th January 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Deal reached on Gurkhas? right to settle in UK - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2009
“Thousands more Gurkha veterans and their families will have the right to settle in the United Kingdom in an agreement expected to be announced next week, government officials have confirmed.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2009

Parents of Rhys Jones ?disgusted? by sentences - The Independent

Posted on January 30, 2009
“The parents of Rhys Jones, the 11-year-old boy shot dead in Liverpool in August 2007 as he walked home from football practice, spoke of their ‘disgust’ last night after a judge ruled that three gang members convicted over the killing will serve only five years in prison between them...

?Barmy? legal aid for failed asylum seeker - The Independent

Posted on January 30, 2009
“A decision to give legal aid to a failed asylum seeker and fraudster has been described as ‘barmy’.” Full story The Independent, 30th January 2009 Source: www.independent.co.uk

Senior Met officer to review Lords corruption claims - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2009
“John Yates, the Scotland Yard assistant commissioner who headed the ‘cash for honours’ inquiry, is to review whether four Labour peers should face a police inquiry, it was announced yesterday.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2009 Source: www...

Legal threat to councils over rape victims - The Guardian

Posted on January 30, 2009
“More than 100 councils will today be threatened with legal action over their failure to provide rape crisis centres and domestic violence support services, with a strongly worded warning issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.” Full story The Guardian, 30th January 2009 Source: www...

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted on January 29, 2009
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) ETS v BT [2009] EWCA Civ 20 (28 January 2009) Kennedy, R (on the application of) v The Health and Safety Executive [2009] EWCA Civ 25 (28 January 2009) Buglife -The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, R (on the application of) v Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation & Anor [2009] EWCA Civ 29 (28 January [...

?Written tests are no guide to your ability to be a judge? - The Times

Posted on January 29, 2009
“A judge has taken the unprecedented step of launching legal action because he failed to be shortlisted for a judicial post after sitting a new written test. David Page, 58, who has sat as a Ł102,000-a-year full-time immigration judge since 2002, was insulted and shocked to find that he was ruled out after two 40-minute [...

Inquests without a jury: the Government needs to think again - The Times

Posted on January 29, 2009
“The Coroners and Justice Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday, allows the Secretary of State for Justice to specify that an inquest should take place without a jury to prevent ‘harm to the public interest’...

Two Pacific Continental Securities executives banned by FSA - The Times

Posted on January 29, 2009
“Two executives of Pacific Continental Securities, a notorious stockbroking firm that fleeced more than 8,000 savers, were banned from the City yesterday. Steven Griggs, the former chief executive, and Charles Weston, the former finance director, were also heavily fined by the Financial Services Authority...

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